Kellner Private Fund Management, LP (New York)


Kellner Private Fund Management, LP is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $127.84 million of regulatory assets for 7 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdiction of New York.

Kellner Private Fund Management provides portfolio management for investment companies and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Kellner Private Fund Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Kellner Private Fund Management, LP is $127.84 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 30% since the beginning of its operation, and $80.45 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $127.84 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $18.26 million each.
Kellner Private Fund Management has custody of $81.86 million in cash and securities for 5 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Kellner Private Fund Management, LP for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Kellner Private Fund Management serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Kellner Private Fund Management is pooled investment vehicles with 6 clients and $121.41 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Kellner Private Fund Management has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $127.84 million for 7 clients. 43% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Kellner Private Fund Management also advises several private funds. Namely, five hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $500,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Kellner Private Fund Management, LP

The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 38 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Glen Michael Friedman joined the executive team most recently as the Cfo/Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
George Andrew Kellner Chief executive officer 1 May 2013 Other 828012
Glen Michael Friedman Cfo/chief compliance officer 1 May 2013 Other 2494774
Llc Kellner Capital General partner 1 May 2013 75% - 100% 13-3951276

Based in New York

The principal office where Kellner Private Fund Management, LP performs its advisory services is located at 900 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-350-0262 or by fax 212-350-0320. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at kellnercap.com.